Paring knife



March 2,1926. 1,575,332

F. E. HALL P-ARING KNI-FE Filed Jan. 25, 1924 .Zy .Z'. Hal,

Patented Mar. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES 1,575,332 PAT ENT- OFFICE.

FAY E. HALL, O MORRIS, MINNESOTA.

PARING- KNIFE. i

Application filed. January 25, 1924. Serial No. 688,456.

or longitudinal cutting edges and rigidly attached at one end to aco-axial or co-eX- tensivc handle provided with fiat SlflGS which aredisposed in planes substantially parallel with the plane of the blade.In the use of these paring knives it is necessary to maintain the bladesubstantially parallel with the work and in order to do so, the usershand has to be bent at the wrist in such manner as to cause considerablediscomfort and even soreness and pain.

It is accordingly, an object of the present invention to provide aparing knife with a handle, the flat sides of which are disposed inlaterally inclined planes or planes which are oblique in a lateraldirection to the plane of the blade whereby, when the handle is grippedin a natural manner, the blade will be properly presented to the workwithout requiring bending of the hand at the wrist and therebyovercoming the above objection.

Other objects will appear as the nature of the invention betterunderstood and the same consists in the novel form, combination, andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate correspondingparts throughout the views:

Figure l is a side elevational view of a paring knife constructed inaccordance with' the present invention, and

Figure 2 is an end elevational view thereof looking toward the right ofFigure 1.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, 5 indicates the usual flatblade that is preferably pointed at its outer end as at 6 by merging theback edge of the blade with the front or longitudinal cutting ed e 7thereof, which pointed formation will facilitate cleaning of the eyes ofpotatoes and. the like,

Fixed to the inner end of the blade 5 is a handle 8 that may be of anysuitable specific construction and which is co-axial or co-extensivewith the blade 5 and is provided with flat side portions as at 9. Inaccordance with the present invention, the handle 8 is attached to theblade 5 so that the flat sides 9 of said handle are laterally inclinedrelative to the blade 5 as shown more clearly in Figure 2, or, so thatsaid flat side portions 9 are disposed in longitudinal oblique planesvith respect to the plane of the blade 5. By

disposing the handle in this manner relative to the blade, the latterwill be properly presented parallel to the work when the handle ingripped in, a natural manner by the user. Thus, the present knife may beemployed for a long period with increased efficiency and without fatigueor discomfort to the user and the construction presented involves noadditional construction or expense in the manufacture of the knife.

In the form of the invention shown, the handle 8 is attached by rivetingthe same upon a shank 10 that is integral with the blade 5 andextendswith the handle. Other modes of attaching the handle or constructing the same may obviously, however, be re sorted tovwithout departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

hat I claim as new is:

1. A paring knife including a substantially flat blade, and a handleattached to one end of the blade and having its longitudinal mediandimension out of alinement' with the median longitudinal dimension ofthe blade, said median longitudinal dimensions being disposed inparallelism, said handle having a pair of parallel plain flat sideswhich lie at an acute angle to the plane of the blade, being thereby sopositioned to prevent cramp in the hand of the user while using theparing knife.

2. A paring knife including an elongated substantially flat blade, and ahandle attached to one end of the blade andprovided with a pair ofparallel plainflat sides which lie at an acute angle to the plane of theblade so as to be positioned to prevent cramp in the hand of the userwhile using the device.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FAY HALL.

